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3M offers an extensive and flexible range of industrial powered and supplied air respirators developed for a wide range of environments, applications and hazards. These respiratory protective systems can offer comfortable, integrated protection against multiple hazards providing respiratory, head, face, eye and hearing protection and also head, neck and shoulder coverage.

3M can provide assistance in choosing the appropriate respirator and estimating the service life of 3M™ Respirator Cartridges. Learn More

Cartridge & Filter Replacement Program
Help protect workers by efficiently managing the cartridge and filter replacement process by assisting you in determining how long products may be used, and providing procedures and templates to document your safety programs. Learn More

Fit testing is required for mandatory use of all tight-fitting facepieces and recommended for voluntary use. OSHA 1910.134(f) states: “The employer shall ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator is fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter.”
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Online Medical Evaluations

Medical evaluation of the employee is required for mandatory use of all respirators or voluntary use of reusable or disposable respirators. 3M Online Respirator Evaluation can be used with all brands and types of respirators.

The easy-to-use questionnaire helps establish the worker’s clearance level for using a specific respirator in your work conditions. It can be completed in 15-20 minutes using any computer with internet access, and is available every day, any time, to fit your employees’ schedules. Any respirator brand can be used. You’ll receive immediate notification of clearance as well as on-line recordkeeping to track employee status. Available in English and Spanish. Learn More

3M Powered & Supplied Air Respirators

A comfortable stream of clean air is delivered to the wearer through either a battery-powered motor blower (Powered Air Purifying Respirators - PAPR) or from a pressure pump (Supplied Air Respirators - SAR).